Culture Club

Culture Club

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Culture Club are an English band that was formed in 1981. The band comprised Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar) and Jon Moss (drums and percussion). They are considered one of the most representative and influential groups of the 1980s.[1] Culture Club sold more than 50 million albums and 100 million singles (including Boy George solo) records worldwide,[2] including 7 million-records awards RIAA certificate in the United States.[3]

Boy George's androgynous style of dressing caught the attention of the public and the media. The group, supporters of the synth pop genre, made numerous forays into reggae and showed a strong propensity for the subgenre of ballads.

In 1984, Culture Club won Brit Awards for Best British Group, Best British Single ("Karma Chameleon"), and the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.[6] They were nominated the same year for the Grammy Award for Pop Vocal by Group or Duo but the English rock band The Police won the award. The band were also nominated for a Canadian Juno Award for International Album of the Year. In January 1985, Culture Club were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Video Artist, and in September 1985, they were nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards for Best Special Effects and Best Art Direction for their video "It's a Miracle".

In 1987, they received another nomination for an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Video Artist[7] In the UK they amassed twelve Top 40 hit singles between 1982 and 1999, including the number ones "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" and "Karma Chameleon", the latter being the biggest selling single of 1983, and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984. "Time (Clock of the Heart)" is included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of 500 songs that shaped rock and roll.

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Live at Wembley - World Tour 2016

Album

Live at Wembley - World Tour 2016 is an album by musical group Culture Club, released on December 8, 2017.

Do You Really Want to Hurt Me

"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" is a song written and recorded by the British new wave band Culture Club.

Karma Chameleon

"Karma Chameleon" is a song by English band Culture Club, featured on the group's 1983 album Colour by Numbers.

Colour by Numbers

Colour by Numbers is the second album by the British new wave band Culture Club, released in October 1983.